Case Study: Nelnet achieves financial clarity and efficiency with Workday Adaptive Planning

Consolidation brings clarity for diversified hybrid holding company

Nelnet, a diversified hybrid holding company, needed better visibility and accuracy across financial data spread over more than 250 entities. The company worked with Workday Adaptive Planning to help address consolidation challenges and improve planning and accounting processes.

Workday Adaptive Planning helped Nelnet centralize data and streamline financial operations, leading to reduced external support costs by $240K, improved accounting efficiency by 35%, and a faster month-end close with 20% fewer manual journal entries. Nelnet also used Workday Success Plans, including Accelerate Plus and Ask-an-Expert, to support ongoing optimization and roadmap planning.

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